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favoritism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Favoritism \Fa"vor*it*ism\, n. [Cf. F. favoritisme.] The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of others having equal claims; partiality. A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United States. --A. Hamilton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: favoritism n 1: an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: {favouritism}] 2: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice [syn: {discrimination}, {favouritism}]
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